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Chad Mendes def. Myles Jury at UFC Fight Night 133: Best photos

After a two-year suspension and more than 30 months since his last fight, Chad Mendes returned with a vengeance.

Mendes (18-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) took out Myles Jury (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) with a big first-round TKO after landing a thudding left hand. More than a dozen follow-up punches later on the canvas, Mendes had the finish at the 2:52 mark of the fight.

The featherweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 133 event at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. It aired on FS1 following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

“I’m back!” Mendes yelled after the fight. “He’s a long dude. I just needed to find the timing, the range, feel what his feet were going to feel like … I just wanted to see if there was going to be anything explosive coming in. I saw my chance and I took it. I’m just super excited to be back. Anyone in the top five, let’s go.”

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After more than a minute of feeling each other out, Mendes threw a big overhand right that was off the mark. Ninety seconds in, Jury threw a solid head kick and tried to put his height advantage to work.

Just ahead of the midway point of the round, Mendes drilled Jury with a left hand and put him on the canvas. Mendes went to the canvas with him and threw a barrage of punches while Jury covered up, and after more than a dozen hard rights he got the stoppage.